(JKPL) — The Joeten-Kiyu Public Library will be closed on Friday, March 24, 2023 in recognition of Commonwealth Covenant Day.
JKPL will resume normal operational hours on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
“Wishing you all a glorious Commonwealth Covenant Day as we reflect on the creation of our Commonwealth in political union with the United States! Let us celebrate this important part of our CNMI history as a people and move forward in our journey of creating a better future for the next generations! Biba, Marianas!”
Take this time to visit your public library’s free resources by visiting www.cnmilib.org to search for books available at JKPL’s online card catalog or check out e-books at Baker and Taylor Axis 360.
March book recommendations available at JKPL
• Pacific Room Collection: U.S. Public Law 94-241 (90 Stat. 263) Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America
Summary: Check out a copy of the Presidential Proclamation No. 4534, U.S. 94thCongress Joint Resolution No. 549. This Covenant was approved by the Congress of the United States by joint resolution on March 23, 1976 (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 263).
• Pacific Room Collection: Section by Section Analysis of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Summary: The Section by Section Analysis of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from the Marianas Political Status Commission, Jan. 15, 1975. The purpose of this memorandum is to explain in detail the purpose and effect of each section of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America negotiated between the Marianas Political Status Commission and the Personal Representative of the President of the United States. The Covenant became effective only after approval by the people of the Northern Marianas in plebiscite and by the United States Congress.
• Pacific Room Collection: An Honorable Accord: The Covenant between the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States written by Howard P. Willens and Deanne C. Siemer.
Summary: Willens and Siemer make no effort to disguise the respect and affection they have developed for the people of the Northern Marianas over nearly three decades of collaboration and association. As the same time, this is a meticulously researched study that includes not only archival resources, but interviews with 136 people, Northern Marianas residents and mainland Americans, who were deeply involved in the history of the commonwealth accord.
• Pacific Room Collection: From Colonialism to Self-Government: The Northern Marianas Experience by Jose S. Dela Cruz
Summary: From Colonialism to Self-Government: The Northern Marianas Experience was written by the 2022 Library of Congress-Affiliate CNMI Center for the Book’s Official Adult selection author Jose Dela S. Cruz. This is a book about the Northern Mariana Islands, a group of islands in the Northwestern Pacific that voluntarily joined the American political family in 1978, under a commonwealth relationship. The islands were colonized previously by Spain, Germany, and Japan for about four centuries. After World War II, they were placed under trusteeship status by the United Nations. After three decades under U.N. trusteeship administered by the United States, the islands chose to become a permanent member of the American political family. This is the story of the islands during the trusteeship era and their first three decades of experience as a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.
• Children: The Whipping Boy written by Sid Fleischman
Summary: A shout comes echoing up the stairway. “Fetch the whipping boy!” A young orphan named Jemmy rouses from his sleep. “Ain’t I already been whipped twice today? Gaw! What’s the prince done now?” It was forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. Jemmy had been plucked from the streets to serve as whipping boy to the arrogant and spiteful Prince Brat.
• Children: Bartholomew and the Oobleck written by Dr. Seuss
Summary: Join Bartholomew Cubbins in Dr. Seuss’s Caldecott Honor–winning picture book about a king’s magical mishap! Bored with rain, sunshine, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. What he gets is a storm of sticky green goo called Oobleck — which soon wreaks havoc all over his kingdom! But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the stickiest problems.
• Children: Shadow translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown
Summary: Discover the mingling of past and present in this rich African story following Shadow — featuring delightfully spooky art by Caldecott Medal winner Marcia Brown. Discover the eerie translation of the poem by Blaise Cendrars about the rich history of African storytellers and shamans passing into memory. Marcia Brown’s stunning illustrations in collage, inspired by her travels in Africa, evoke the atmosphere and drama of a life now haunted and enchanted by Shadow — the beliefs of the present and the spirits of the past.
• Teens: Sphinx’s Queen written by Esther Friesner
Summary: Ancient Egypt springs to life in this enthralling sequel to “Sphinx’s Princess.” As she did in “Nobody’s Princess” and “Nobody’s Prize,” author Esther Friesner offers readers a fresh look at an iconic figure, blending historical fiction and mythology in a heady concoction.
• Teens: Hull Metal Girls written by Emily Skrutskie
Summary: From the author of Bonds of Brass, don’t miss Hullmetal Girls, which NPR calls “a little Ender’s Game, a little Hunger Games, [and] a little Battlestar Gallactica.” Aisha Un-Haad would do anything for her family. When her brother contracts a plague, she knows her janitor’s salary isn’t enough to fund his treatment. So she volunteers to become a Scela, a mechanically enhanced soldier sworn to protect and serve the governing body of the Fleet, the collective of starships they call home. If Aisha can survive the harrowing modifications and earn an elite place in the Scela ranks, she may be able to save her brother.
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